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yorkster

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30. I think any specific term limit plans should

Sat Dec 27, 2025, 10:13 PM

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explore which Dem. reps., senators, govs.etc would have been out of office and what would they not have accomplished had those specific limits applied at that time.
And of course the reverse could.apply. What negative effect did their staying in office have on their overall effectiveness or lack thereof.

Part of the reason this may not be the right time for term limits is of course the massive restoration, reconstruction and rehabilitation that will have to happen across the whole of government when/if power shifts back to Dems.
Institutional memory will be hugely important.

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I am ready for Term Limits..... [View all] FarPoint 13 hrs ago OP

What say I? Greg_In_SF 13 hrs ago #1

I have ended up there. mr715 13 hrs ago #2

No Emile 13 hrs ago #3

It is both .... FarPoint 13 hrs ago #5

Break up some of these giant monopolies too. pwb 13 hrs ago #4

Yes on term limits and end partisan gerrymandering. mikewv 13 hrs ago #6

Long overdue. patphil 12 hrs ago #7

There is some evidence drmeow 12 hrs ago #8

Exactly. markodochartaigh 12 hrs ago #10

Great analogy drmeow 12 hrs ago #11

The fact that it is another limitation on democracy markodochartaigh 9 hrs ago #18

Our system drmeow 8 hrs ago #26

I think a balance is required Metaphorical 12 hrs ago #12

Term Limits Metaphorical 12 hrs ago #9

I'm opposed to term limits on elected positions, totally pro for appointed positions. eppur_se_muova 11 hrs ago #13

Voters get the opportunity to impose term limits on members of Congress every 2-6 years. tritsofme 10 hrs ago #14

Agree. However, mikewv 10 hrs ago #17

What other choice do we have? Let voters vote for the candidate of their choice. tritsofme 9 hrs ago #19

With all due respect. mikewv 8 hrs ago #20

If the "rules of the past" consist of democracy and citizens voting for the candidate of their choice tritsofme 8 hrs ago #21

May peace and good fortune be with you... mikewv 8 hrs ago #22

You are explicitly arguing that democracy ought to be limited and restricted. tritsofme 8 hrs ago #27

No anybody doing anything past the age of 69.... Melon 10 hrs ago #15

Yes. We would be smart to run on this. The Revolution 10 hrs ago #16

Without campaign finance reform, all that does is put the lobbyists in charge. Iggo 8 hrs ago #23

Yeah, im on board. And, since republicans say they want it anyway, Volaris 8 hrs ago #24

I oppose term limits more than ever Polybius 8 hrs ago #25

Pukes came up with term limits to shut down another FDR run. Bad idea. Blues Heron 8 hrs ago #28

How about an age limit? Xolodno 8 hrs ago #29

I think any specific term limit plans should yorkster 8 hrs ago #30